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North Carolina is facing a retirement savings crisis that will leave far too many residents barely able to afford their basic needs in their later years.
Today, roughly half of private-sector workers in the state do not have access to a retirement savings plan at work. And if you work for a small business, you are even less likely to have a plan. About 53 percent of North Carolina’s private sector employees—roughly 1,716,000—work for an employer that does not offer a retirement plan. For these workers, each passing day means less time to grow the savings they need to cover expenses and provide for their families in retirement.
While Social Security is a critical piece of the puzzle, it alone is not enough to depend on for a secure financial future. Without retirement savings, many North Carolina residents will have to rely solely on Social Security, and with an average annual benefit of $21,000 it’s just not enough. In fact, one out of every two middle-class r